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Test your typing speed on a mobile device with (or without) a twist! In Extreme mode you control the word reel by rotating the device, and words will fade out if they stay on screen for too long. A normal mode for a regular typing test is included.

Type 25% faster than your current keyboard! *** This app is a 30-day free trial of TypeSmart 2.0 Keyboard *** TypeSmart takes the pain out of typing on a mobile device. Going back to fix typos and "damn you auto-correct"…

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T-Mobile has announced today that it’s going to “Un-carrier” your TV with its own new service in 2018, and the company just took its first step by buying Layer3 TV, an online television provider. The motivation behind the move? John Legere—T-Mobile’s exuberant CEO—says that, since T-Mobile is already disrupting the 2nd most hated industry in America, it may as well set its sights on the first: cable and satellite TV. That’s…

We all love our Android devices, but what’s good for us doesn’t always suit others. But before you slam anyone else for their choices, consider a few things.(This is a preview – click here to read the entire entry.)

Everyone loves a good drink. Whether it’s coffee, wine, beer or something a little bit stronger, these gifts are perfect to quell that thirst. From The Periodic Table of Wine to GrowlerWerks’ Pressurized Growler, there’s something here for every price range.

Yeti Roadie 20 CoolerMade for the rough and tumble, and designed to keep your water in its frozen state, this cooler is also the perfect size for one-day events like tailgating or hiking.Amazon$199.99WishlistInstant 1-Button Electric Wine AeratorIf you’re drinking your wine straight from the bottle without letting it breathe, you’re doing it wrong. This electric aerator will change the way you drink.Amazon$59.99WishlistGrowlerWerks uKeg 128 Pressurized Growler for Craft BeerYou can’t just get your beer to go in a plastic cup. You need to go with a growler that can preserve the flavor and the temperature.Amazon$199.00WishlistAll-In-One 7-piece Espresso/Cappuccino Machine Bundle SetStop wasting all your money at Starbucks. W…

Spotify’s been doing incremental tweaks to its Android UI for a longtime. Since I’ve been working here at AP, it seems like we get at least a tip or two a month related to one minor change or another. That means the company’s server-side A/B changes are pretty well known to us as a result of our position in the grapevine. Recently we’ve been getting reports of a UI test that includes a new consolidated three-tab navigation, simpler list views, larger interface elements, and the return of an old UI test.

PlayStation Plus members know how crucial the subscription service is if you enjoy playing multiplayer on the PS4. Though the price of the one-year subscription was ratcheted up by $10 earlier this year to $60, most PS4 gamers continue to pay Sony monthly or yearly for their membership between $5 and $8 a month depending on the subscription length purchased. Right now however, you can pick up multiple years of PlayStation Plus at just $39.99 each via Amazon, bringing your monthly cost down to $3.33.

Maybe your current subscription still has six months left before it expires – that’s still no reason to hold off on this deal. You could grab two years of PS Plus for just $20 more than one year regularly costs right now, and the codes stack so you can enter them all as soon as they arrive and have your membership locked in for a while. What’s great about PlayStation Plus is that the membership you buy can be used on a variety of PlayStation c…

Finally, Android users can experience the highs and lows (and lag) of a live trivia game show streamed to your phone!

Trivia is back in the spotlight these days, thanks in large part to the viral sensation that is HQ Trivia. Currently exclusive to iOS, HQ Trivia is a daily trivia game show that lets players play with hundreds of thousands of others for a chance to win cash. While HQ Trivia plans to launch an Android app by Christmas, a new challenger has emerged from beta ready to try and challenge HQ Trivia for the hearts and trivia minds of Android users.

It’s called The Q, and the app has just gone live in the Google Play Store. Just like HQ Trivia, it’s free to play with real cash on the line for every game. I’ve been playing The Q throughout its beta-testing phase and I also play HQ Trivia, so I can confirm that it offers a very similar experience to playing HQ Trivia — even down to the laggy video and other technical difficulties.

Available for phones running 5.0 Lollipop and tablets on Marshmallow and Nougat.

The Google Assistant first launched on the Pixel and Pixel XL in October 2016, and then a few months later in March 2017, expanded to all Android phones running Marshmallow 6.0 or newer. Today, December 13, 2017, Google is expanding the Assistant’s availability to even more phones and now tablets.

If you own a phone that’s still running 5.0 Lollipop (which it very well might be), you’ll now be able to jump in on the Google Assistant action. After you get an update on your phone that adds the Assistant and opt-in to you use it, you’ll be able to prompt it by saying “Ok, Google”, long-pressing your home button, or by tapping the Assistant icon that’s added to your “all apps” list.

Google Assistant on phones currently supports the U.S., UK, India, Australia, Canada, and Singapore in English, the U.S., Mexico, and Spain in Spanish, as well as Italy, Japan, Germany, Brazil, and Korea.

The home screen situation was grim six years ago as we waited for a Launcher Pro redesign that never materialized (any day now, I’m sure) and OEMs assaulted us with terrible, clunky stock launchers. Well, more terrible than now. Nova Launcher arrived six years ago today, and many of our home screens have never been the same.

Nova Launcher has consistently been quick to add new features as Google does, and the level of customization is wild.

If you’re on AT&T, these are the hottest deals to keep an eye out for.

AT&T is one of the largest and most well-known carries in the United States, and as a result of this, you can often find some pretty sweet deals being offered. Whether you’re in the market for new phones or television service, AT&T has something for just about everyone. Here are the top deals we recommend the most.

Get a new Samsung phone, get another one for free

Between the Galaxy S8/S8+, S8 Active, and Note 8, Samsung had a pretty incredible year for its smartphones in 2017. Samsung’s handsets are never cheap, so to help out with this, AT&T is letting you get two of Samsung’s latest for the price of one.

This deal is available for all of the phones mentioned above, and it means that if you buy one Galaxy Note 8, you can get another one at absolutely no extra cost. You’ll need to purchase both phones through AT&T Next on monthly installment plans, but you’ll receive a bill credit for on…

Google has a yearly tradition of publishing the most-searched terms and phrases, aptly-named the ‘Year in Search.’ Earlier today, the company revealed the top searches of 2017 with a new video and a detailed Trends page.